Caryophyllaceae
This list of genera was made in May 2026 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), The Caryophyllales Network 2015+, Bittrich (1993), Madhani et al. 2018, Montesinos-Tubée & Borsch (2023), and Sharples & Tripp (2019). This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthophyllum C.A.Mey. | Allochrusa Bunge ex Boiss., Diaphanoptera Rech.f., Ochotonophila Gilli, Scleranthopsis Rech.f. | |
| Achyronychia Torr. & A.Gray | ||
| Agrostemma L. | ||
| Allochrusa Bunge ex Boiss. | Acanthophyllum C.A.Mey. | |
| Alsinidendron H.Mann | Schiedea Cham. & Schltdl. | |
| Ankyropetalum Fenzl | Gypsophila L. | |
| Anychia Michx. | Paronychia Mill. | |
| Arenaria L. | ||
| Atocion Adans. (prev. under Silene L.) | ||
| Balkana Madhani & Zarre (prev. under Gypsophila L.) | ||
| Bolanthus (Ser.) Rchb. | ||
| Brachystemma D.Don | ||
| Bufonia Sauvages | ||
| Cardionema DC. (prev. under Pentacaena Bartl.) | ||
| Cerastium L. | ||
| Cerdia Moc. & Sessé ex DC. | ||
| Chaetonychia (DC.) Sweet (prev. under Paronychia Mill.) | ||
| Cherleria L. (prev. under Arenaria L., Minuartia Loefl.) | ||
| Colobanthus Bartl. | ||
| Cometes L. | ||
| Corrigiola L. | ||
| Cucubalus L. | Silene L. | |
| Cyathophylla Bocquet & Strid (prev. under Saponaria L.) | ||
| Dianthus L. | Velezia L. | |
| Diaphanoptera Rech.f. | Acanthophyllum C.A.Mey. | |
| Dicheranthus Webb | ||
| Dichodon (Rchb.) Rchb. (prev. under Cerastium L., Stellaria L.) | ||
| Dolophragma Fenzl | ||
| Drymaria Willd. ex Schult. | ||
| Drypis Mich. ex L. | ||
| Eremogone Fenzl (prev. under Arenaria L.) | ||
| Eudianthe (Rchb.) Rchb. (prev. under Lychnis L., Silene L.) | ||
| Facchinia Rchb. (prev. under Minuartia Loefl.) | ||
| Geocarpon Mack. (prev. under Arenaria L., Minuartia Loefl., Stellaria L.) | ||
| Gymnocarpos Forssk. | Sclerocephalus Boiss. | |
| Gypsophila L. | Ankyropetalum Fenzl, Vaccaria Wolf | |
| Gypsophiloides Mahdavi & Assadi (prev. under Arenaria L., Gypsophila L., Stellaria L.) | ||
| Habrosia Fenzl | ||
| Hafunia Chiov. | Sphaerocoma T.Anderson | |
| Haya Balf.f. | ||
| Hedona Lour. | Silene L. | |
| Heliosperma (Rchb.) Rchb. (prev. under Silene L.) | ||
| Herniaria Tourn. ex L. | ||
| Hesperostellaria Gang Yao, B.Xue & Z.Q.Song (prev. under Stellaria L.) | ||
| Heterochroa Bunge (prev. under Gypsophila L.) | ||
| Himgiria Pusalkar & D.K.Singh (prev. under Arenaria L.) | ||
| Holosteum Dill. ex L. | ||
| Honckenya Ehrh. | ||
| Illecebrum Ruppius ex L. | ||
| Jordania Boiss. & Heldr. (prev. under Bolanthus (Ser.) Rchb., Gypsophila L., Phryna (Boiss.) Pax & K.Hoffm.) | Phryna (Boiss.) Pax & K.Hoffm. | |
| Kabulia Bor & C.E.C.Fisch. | ||
| Krauseola Pax & K.Hoffm. | ||
| Lepyrodiclis Fenzl ex Endl. | ||
| Loeflingia L. | ||
| Lychnis L. | Silene L. | |
| Mcneillia Dillenb. & Kadereit (prev. under Arenaria L., Minuartia Loefl.) | ||
| Melandrium Röhl. | Silene L. | |
| Merckia Fisch. ex Cham. & Schltdl. | ||
| Mesostemma Vved. (prev. under Stellaria L.) | ||
| Microphyes Phil. | ||
| Minuartia Loefl. | Queria L. | |
| Minuartiella Dillenb. & Kadereit (prev. under Minuartia Loefl.) | ||
| Moehringia L. | ||
| Moenchia Ehrh. | ||
| Myosoton Moench | Stellaria L. | |
| Nubelaria M.T.Sharples & E.A.Tripp (prev. under Stellaria L.) | ||
| Ochotonophila Gilli | Acanthophyllum C.A.Mey. | |
| Odontostemma Benth. (prev. under Arenaria L.) | ||
| Ortegia Loefl. | ||
| Paronychia Mill. | Anychia Michx., Siphonychia Torr. & A.Gray | |
| Pentacaena Bartl. | Cardionema DC. | |
| Pentastemonodiscus Rech.f. | ||
| Petroana Madhani & Zarre (prev. under Gypsophila L.) | ||
| Petrocoptis A.Braun ex Endl. | ||
| Petrorhagia Link | ||
| Phryna (Boiss.) Pax & K.Hoffm. | Jordania Boiss. & Heldr. | |
| Pleioneura Rech.f. | Saponaria L. | |
| Pollichia Aiton | ||
| Polycarpaea Lam. | ||
| Polycarpon Loefl. | ||
| Polytepalum Suess. & Beyerle | ||
| Psammophiliella Ikonn. (prev. under Gypsophila L.) | ||
| Psammosilene W.C.Wu & C.Y.Wu | ||
| Pseudocherleria Dillenb. & Kadereit (prev. under Minuartia Loefl.) | ||
| Pseudostellaria Pax | ||
| Pteranthus Forssk. | ||
| Pycnophyllum J.Rémy | ||
| Queria L. | Minuartia Loefl. | |
| Rabelera M.T.Sharples & E.A.Tripp (prev. under Stellaria L.) | ||
| Rhodalsine J.Gay (prev. under Minuartia Loefl.) | ||
| Sabulina Rchb. (prev. under Arenaria L., Minuartia Loefl.) | ||
| Sagina L. | ||
| Saponaria L. | Pleioneura Rech.f. | |
| Schiedea Cham. & Schltdl. | Alsinidendron H.Mann | |
| Schizotechium (Fenzl) Rchb. (prev. under Stellaria L.) | ||
| Scleranthopsis Rech.f. | Acanthophyllum C.A.Mey. | |
| Scleranthus L. | ||
| Sclerocephalus Boiss. | Gymnocarpos Forssk. | |
| Scopulophila M.E.Jones (prev. under Achyronychia Torr. & A.Gray) | ||
| Shivparvatia Pusalkar & D.K.Singh (prev. under Arenaria L.) | ||
| Silene L. | Cucubalus L., Hedona Lour., Lychnis L., Melandrium Röhl., Uebelinia Hochst. | |
| Siphonychia Torr. & A.Gray | Paronychia Mill. | |
| Spergula L. | ||
| Spergularia (Pers.) J.Presl & C.Presl | ||
| Sphaerocoma T.Anderson | Hafunia Chiov. | |
| Stellaria L. | Myosoton Moench | |
| Stipulicida Michx. | ||
| Telephium L. | ||
| Thylacospermum Fenzl | ||
| Torreyostellaria Gang Yao, B.Xue & Z.Q.Song (prev. under Stellaria L.) | ||
| Triplateia Bartl. (prev. under Minuartia Loefl.) | ||
| Uebelinia Hochst. | Silene L. | |
| Vaccaria Wolf | Gypsophila L. | |
| Velezia L. | Dianthus L. | |
| Viscaria Bernh. (prev. under Lychnis L., Silene L.) | ||
| Wilhelmsia Rchb. (prev. under Arenaria L.) | Merckia Fisch. ex Cham. & Schltdl. |
References
- Bittrich, V. 1993: Caryophyllaceae, 206 – 236. – In: Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Bittrich, V. (eds.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 2. – Berlin, Heidelberg & New York: Springer
- Madhani, H., Rabeler, R., Pirani, A., Oxelman, B., Heubl, G. and Zarre, S. (2018). Untangling phylogenetic patterns and taxonomic confusion in tribe Caryophylleae (Caryophyllaceae) with special focus on generic boundaries. Taxon, 67, 83-112. https://doi.org/10.12705/671.6
- Montesinos-Tubée, D.B., Borsch, T. (2023). Molecular phylogenetics and morphology reveal the Plettkea lineage including several members of Arenaria and Pycnophyllopsis to be a clade of 21 South American species nested within Stellaria (Caryophyllaceae, Alsineae). Willdenowia, 53,3, 115-148. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.53.53301
- Sharples, M., Tripp, E.A. (2019). Phylogenetic Relationships Within and Delimitation of the Cosmopolitan Flowering Plant Genus Stellaria L. (Caryophyllaceae): Core Stars and Fallen Stars. American society of plant taxonomist, 44, 4, 857-876. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364419X15710776741440
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
- The Caryophyllales Network 2015+ [continuously updated]: A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. – Published at https://caryophyllales.org/ [accessed on May 2026]
Foto: Polycarpaea Lam. © Ramón Vilalta-Pérez